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夷 yí

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yí | yi2
English translation
ancient barbarian tribes

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About 夷 yí

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

夷 yí

Contains the radical

大 dà

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

A man 大 dà armed with a bow 弓 gōng

Etymology of 夷 yí

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿻大弓

Explanation

Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a string around a bow.

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Example sentences using 夷 yí

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刘玉英看 kān 着 zhāo 冯云卿的 de 背影 bèi yǐng , 鄙夷 bǐ yí 地 de 扁 Piān 扁 Piān 嘴 zuǐ .

Liu Yu - ying watched his retreating figure, her lips compressed into a contemptuous line.

陆 Lù 上 shǎng 侵蚀 qīn shí 常 Cháng 夷 yí 平 Píng 成 Chéng 准 zhǔn 平原 píngyuán .

Subaerial erosion occurs often with reduction to a peneplain.

爱德华 Aì dé huá 八世竟 jìng 主动 zhǔdòng 逊位 xùn wèi ，真是 zhēn shi 匪夷所思 fěi yí suǒ sī 。

Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.

城市 chéngshì 已 yǐ 被 bèi 猛烈 měngliè 的 de 炮火 pào huǒ 夷为平地 yí wéi píng dì 。

The city has been flattened by heavy artillery bombardments.

卡皮被选为1954年 Nián 的 de 夏威夷 Xià wēi yí 小姐 xiǎojie 。

Kappy was named Miss Hawaii in

Words with 夷 yí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
夏威夷 Xià wēi yí Hawaii, US state夏威夷 Xià wēi yí
夷 yí barbarians夷 yí
匪夷所思 fěi yí suǒ sī unimaginable匪夷所思 fěi yí suǒ sī
夷为平地 yí wéi píng dì to level夷為平地
武夷山 Wǔ yí shān Mt Wuyi in Fujian武夷山 Wǔ yí shān
鄙夷 bǐ yí to despise鄙夷 bǐ yí
化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster化險為夷
蛮夷 mán yí barbarian蠻夷
烧夷弹 shāo yí dàn fire bomb燒夷彈
东夷 Dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC東夷
武夷山市 Wǔ yí shān shì Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平 Nán píng [Nán​píng] Fujian武夷山市 Wǔ yí shān shì
夏威夷州 Xià wēi yí zhōu Hawai, US state夏威夷州 Xià wēi yí zhōu
夷平 yí píng to level夷平 yí píng
夷陵 Yí líng Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市 Yí chāng shì [Yí​chāng​shì], Hubei夷陵 Yí líng
夷陵区 Yí líng qū Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市 Yí chāng shì [Yí​chāng​shì], Hubei夷陵區
以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí
夏威夷岛 Xià wēi yí Dǎo Hawaii island夏威夷島
履险如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly履險如夷
凌夷 líng yí to deteriorate凌夷 líng yí

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